moot point

Idioms  

1. A debatable question, an issue open to argument; also, an irrelevant question, a matter of no importance. For example, Whether Shakespeare actually wrote the poem remains a moot point among critics, or It's a moot point whether the chicken or the egg came first. This term originated in British law where it described a point for discussion in a moot, or assembly, of law students. By the early 1700s it was being used more loosely in the present sense.

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Example Sentences

Whether Russell can achieve such karma against the mighty France is a moot point, but if he does then Scotland must have a fighting chance.

From BBC

More displays like this may make that contract end date a moot point.

From BBC

One thing is clear: It’s a moot point for survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times

All this may be a moot point after Nvidia day on Wednesday.

From Barron's

A moot point, like so many in this tortuous saga.

From BBC